Sulkiness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sulkiness \Sulk"i*ness\, n. [For sulkenness, fr. AS. solcen
     slothful, remiss, in [=a]solcen, besolcen, properly p. p. of
     sealcan in [=a]sealcan to be weak or slothful; of uncertain
     origin.]
     The quality or state of being sulky; sullenness; moroseness;
     as, sulkiness of disposition.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sulkiness
       n 1: a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal; "stayed
            home in a sulk" [syn: {sulk}]
       2: a feeling of sulky resentment [syn: {huffishness}]
       3: a sullen moody resentful disposition [syn: {sullenness}, {moroseness},
           {sourness}]